Knighton, Wales

Knighton (Welsh: Tref-y-clawdd) is a town in Powys, traditional county of Radnorshire, mid Wales, lying on the River Teme. It lies by the English-Welsh border, the town's railway station being located in Shropshire, England.

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Welsh - Powys - Traditional county - Radnorshire - Wales - River Teme - Shropshire - England

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Knighton is known for its well preserved section of Offa's Dyke, and it lies on the Offa's Dyke Path and Glyndwr's Way, two long-distance walking paths. Other attractions include a castle motte and an observatory with a telescope, Europe's largest camera obscura and a planetarium. The observatory is part of the Spaceguard UK project which searches for asteroids which might threaten the earth.

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Offa's Dyke - Offa's Dyke Path - Observatory - Telescope - Camera obscura - Planetarium - Asteroids

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On August 18 2004, fish fell from the sky in one of the most recent instances of raining animals within the United Kingdom.

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August 18 - 2004 - Fish - Raining animals - United Kingdom

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